考研英语阅读历年真题

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考研英语阅读历年真题

　　提高英语成绩的捷径，我认为是多做阅读题：一是阅读理解的分值太高了，决定着考研的成败、考生的命运，无法不重视。二是阅读理解在巩固词汇，培养语感，提高英语水平方面有不可替代作用。下面是小编给大家准备的考研英语阅读的历年真题以及答案，欢迎大家阅读练习!

考研英语阅读历年真题

　　第一篇：

　　The poverty line is the minimum income that people need for an acceptable standard of living. People with incomes below the poverty line are considered poor. Economists study the causes of poverty in order to find solutions to the problem.

　　As the general standard of living in the country rises, the poverty line does, too. Therefore, even with today's relatively high standard of living, about 10 percent of the people in the United States are below the poverty line. However, if these people had stable jobs, they could have an acceptable standard of living. Economists suggest several reasons why poor people do not have jobs.

　　For one thing, more than half of the poor people in the United States are not qualified to work. Over 40 percent of the poor people are children. By law, children less than 16 years old cannot work in many industries. A large number of poor people are old. Many companies do not hire people over 65 years old, the normal retirement age.

　　Some poor adults do not look for jobs for a variety of personal reasons: they are sick, they do not have any motivation(动力). they have family problems, or they do notbelieve that they can find a job.

　　Other poor people look for a job but cannot find one. Many poor adults never went to high school. Therefore, when they look for jobs, they have few skills that they can offer.

　　At the present time, the government thinks it can reduce poverty in the country in the following ways.

　　First, if the national economy grows, businesses and industries hire more workers. Some of the poor who are qualified to look for jobs may find employment. Then they will no longer be below the poverty line.

　　Second, if society invests in the poor, the poor will become more productive. If the government spends money on social programs, education, and training for poor people, the poor will have the skills to offer. Then it is more likely that they can find jobs.

　　Finally, if the government distributes society's income differently, it raises some poor people above the poverty line. The government collects taxes from the non-poor and gives money to the poor. These payments to the poor are called welfare. In 1975 over 18 million people in the United States received welfare.

　　Some economists are looking for better solutions to the poverty problem. However, at the present time, many people depend on welfare for a minimally acceptable standard of living.

　　46. The author's main purpose to write this article is　　　　　.

　　A) to define what the poverty line is

　　B) to explain why some people live the poverty line

　　C) to find solutions to the problem of poverty

　　D) to show sympathy for those poor people

　　47. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A) Ten percent of the Americans live a poor life.

　　B) Poor people are those who love below the poverty line.

　　C) The poverty line rises as the general standard of living rises.

　　D) The poverty line tends to be at the same level.

　　48. More than 40 percent of the poor people are children. This is mainly because　　　　.

　　A) they do not have enough motivation

　　B) they are so young that they are deprived of chances to work

　　C) they fail to get enough education

　　D) they are very poor in health

　　49. Most of the American poor people are not qualified for employment because　　　　　.

　　A) they to not have any motivation to work

　　B) they are not very self-confident

　　C) they are too young or too old to work

　　D) they have physical and family problems

　　50. We may conclude from the passage that　　　.

　　A) better solutions to the poverty problem are not yet found

　　B) welfare will enable people to be rich

　　C) poor people are bound to go out of the poverty line if they have chances to do business

　　D) employment is the best solution to the poverty problem

　　第二篇：

　　Dream is a story that a personwatchesor even takes part in during sleep. Dream events are imaginary, but they are related to real experiences and needs in the dreamer's life. They seem real while they are taking place. Some dreams are pleasant, others are annoying, and still others are frightening.

　　Everyone dreams, but some persons never recall dreaming. Others remember only a little about a dream they had just before awakening and nothing about earlier dreams. No one recalls all his dreams.

　　Dreams involve little logical thought. In most dreams, the dreamer cannot control what happens to him. The story may be confusing, and things happen that would not happen in real life.

　　People see in most dreams, but they may also hear, smell, touch, and taste in their dreams. Most dreams occur in color. but persons who have been blind since birth do not see at all in dreams.

　　Dreams are a product of the sleeper's mind. They include events and feelings that he has experienced. Most dreams are related to events of the day before the dream and strong wishes of the dreamer. Many minor incidents of the hours before sleep appear in dreams. Few events more than two days old turn up. Deep wishes or fears - especially those held since childhood- often appear in dreams, and many dreams fulfil such wishes. Events in the sleeper's surrounding- a loud noise, for example, may become part of a dream, but they do not cause dreams.

　　Some dreams involve deep feelings that a person may not realize he has. Psychiatrists(精神病医生)often use material from a patient's dreams to help the person understand himself better.

　　Dreaming may help maintain good learning ability, memory, and emotional adjustment. People who get plenty of sleep-but are awakened each time they begin to dream- become anxious and restless.

　　51. This passage is mainly about　　　　　.

　　A)why we dream during sleep

　　B)how we dream during sleep

　　C)what dreams are

　　D)what benefits dreams bring to people

　　52. According to the passage, dreams result from　　　　　.

　　A)the sleeper's wishes

　　B)the sleeper's imagination

　　C)the sleeper's feeling

　　D)the sleeper's own mind

　　53. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A)Dream is a confusing story which involves little logic thought.